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I think a lot can be said for consolidation, but I think it should be done for the right reasons.

Consolidation isn't new, though... it was a major factor in our rush to form the Gathering and place a stake in the ground to ensure that there is a solid path for developers who are willing to stay independent and build their own companies on their own terms.

Consolidation means less equipment, less networks, and less jobs.

We need a greening of globalisation.

There is an opportunity to consolidate the North American region as a more competitive region, a more productive region that will be more competitive than other blocs that have integrated in the rest of the world.

This is not bad, but the pace of globalisation has surpassed the capacity of the system to adjust to new realities of a more interdependent and integrated world.

Globalisation will make our societies more creative and prosperous, but also more vulnerable.

Every time we share something rather than own it ourselves, we reduce the stress on the planet. That could make the critical difference as the global population continues to grow.

While the wider global environment is worrying, we are seeing some positive results in our economic affairs.

All over the world, we're seeing access to food, clean water, education and healthcare improve; as a result, global innovation is rising as well.